Headline

Data Quality Specialist | Delivering high-stakes cloud and data transformations.

About

Senior Test Lead with 10+ years of experience delivering quality assurance for large-scale data platforms, cloud migrations, and enterprise systems across regulated and high-availability environments. I specialise in data and ETL testing, including DBT and BigQuery migrations on GCP, report reconciliation, and end-to-end data validation. I have led cross-functional QA teams working closely with data engineers, product owners, and business stakeholders to ensure accurate, compliant, and production-ready data products. My experience spans: Cloud-first QA strategies (GCP, AWS) Automation-driven testing aligned with CI/CD pipelines Agile and SAFe delivery models Release governance, defect triage, and production readiness I’m known for bringing structure, predictability, and transparency to testing—helping organizations reduce risk, improve delivery confidence, and scale quality as platforms evolve.

Location

Bengaluru

Work experience

Data Quality Specialist at Accenture, Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos, Contributed to a large-scale data platform migration from Ab Initio and Hive to DBT and GCP-native solutions, supporting data quality validation and schema checks throughout the transition. Worked with DBT tests to validate data transformations, including schema validations and data quality assertions enforcing business rules across pipelines. Gained hands-on experience with Databricks and Delta Lake, supporting data quality checks, anomaly detection, and root cause analysis on pipeline failures. Applied data quality dimensions — accuracy, completeness, and consistency — using BigQuery SQL and Python to identify, flag, and track data anomalies across core data domains. Assisted in coordinating a team of 6, aligning delivery timelines and mentoring junior members on data quality standards and validation processes.

Test and Release Lead at BT, Feb 2022 - Sep 2024 · 2 yrs 8 mos, Bengaluru, Led quality governance and release readiness across multiple enterprise releases within SAFe Agile delivery frameworks. Owned defect triage, risk assessment, and go-live decisioning, ensuring stable production deployments. Designed and implemented Jira dashboards to provide real-time visibility into release health, test progress, and defect metrics. Built Dynatrace and Splunk monitoring dashboards, enabling proactive identification of performance and infrastructure issues. Coordinated cross-team delivery across QA, development, operations, and external vendors, reducing release incidents and improving delivery cadence. Played a key role in vendor transitions and IT transformation initiatives, ensuring continuity and minimal business disruption.

Analyst QA at ValueLabs, May 2021 - Feb 2022 · 10 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, Led network and platform testing teams for large-scale core migrations, including vendor transitions from Huawei to Ericsson. Coordinated cross-functional testing activities to ensure seamless deployment with minimal service impact. Owned system and integration testing for Policy & Charging Control (PCC) platforms, ensuring reliability and compliance. Managed vendor collaboration and knowledge transfer, supporting smooth go-live execution. Standardized test cases and QA processes across multiple projects, improving consistency and delivery efficiency.

Senior Software Engineer at ValueLabs, Nov 2019 - Apr 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Associate Consultant at Capgemini, Feb 2018 - Oct 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, Built a strong foundation in automation testing, developing and maintaining regression suites using Selenium and TestNG. Executed system integration testing (SIT) across enterprise telecom applications, ensuring end-to-end system reliability. Performed ETL and database testing on SQL and Oracle platforms, validating data extraction, transformation, and loading processes. Supported BAU and production testing across multiple applications, maintaining service stability. Used Splunk log analysis to identify middleware issues and support faster root cause analysis.

Senior Analyst at Capgemini, Feb 2017 - Jan 2018 · 1 yr, India

Software Engineer at Capgemini, Nov 2015 - Jan 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos, Hyderabad Area, India

Internship at RK INFO SYSTEMS, Jun 2014 - Jul 2014 · 2 mos, Secunderabad, Formerly Square Four Technologies Trainee, Programmer

Education

Bachelor of Technology, Computer Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, RKValley (RAC)

Pre University, M. Bi. P C, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, RKValley (RAC)